The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-18
A POINT FOR AMERICANS.
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Robert Louis Stevenson will winter at
SaraDac, in the Adirondacks, with his wife
and stepson. The MINDLESS cold of the region
agrees with hi'r, and his health improves
constantly.
Miss Louisa Alcott has been writing down
the pleasant record of her life for the Youths
Companion. She calls it 1.-The Story of My
Grlhood," and in it she gives various remi-
niscences of the young Emers0ns and Haw-
| thornes at Concord.
1t is said that Senator ingalls, of Kansas is
writing novel of Washington life. 1t will
be somewhat satirical in tone, and various
noted men will figure in it under assumed
names. Ingalls, is a forcble and ready
writer. Ben. Perley Poore had high opin-
ion of Ingallss literary abilities.
The days Of the small shopkeeper, who
only buys at third or fourth hand in small
quantities without any command of Market
are considered numbered in LonLon, owing
to the continued development of co-opera-
ton. An enormous amount of solid capital
is being used in antagonism to retail COM
petitors.
William K. Barrett of Melrose, editor of
the Boston Advertiser, has celebrated his
election as member of the Legislature by
sending 500 checks to members of the Grand
Army post and the public library in Melrose.
He chose that way of celebrating instead of
following the usual custom of giving sup
per to everybody in town.
When Gen. Phil Cook was introduced to
Miss Davis, the daughter of jefferson Davis,
and known as 'thc daughter of the Confed-
eracy." he said, CALAMITY, "Miss Winnie,
please enroll me as ss candidate for the Psre
General" said Col. Hardin, who heard him,
hfah .,fh I,xrxr af,tl
law"
Ex-Secretary Manning lives very quiet
life. He is constantly under physicians
care. The latter will not permit him to
walk any great distance or climb single
flight of stairs. Mr. Manning has, there
fore, had an elevator placed in his new home
on Fifth avenue. He always rides in his
carriage to and from his Office.
Hong Yen Chang, a ChInaman, has been
admitted to the bar in New York. Lawyer
Chang is about &c years old, and has grown
to manhood 10 New York. He was gradu
ated from the Columbia School in 1886, and
by special legislative enactment last spring
the general term wa. directed to waive his
race disabilities and admit him to practice
on his passing satisfactory examination.
1t seems that the one American flag in the
anarchist funeral parade at Chicago Sunday
marched proudly at the head of the process
sion, and the efforts Of the paraders to dis
lodge him proved of no avail. They couldn't
get that flag at Vicksburg," he shouted to
the cheering crowd on the sidewalks. land
these foreigners shall not get it now"
The World says that Mrs. Amos L. Hop
kins and Mrs. Fernando Yzuaga, prominent
members of New York Society, are in San
Francisco for the purpose of acquiring legal
residence there, preparatory to securing
divorces from their husbands. Mr. Hopkins
is yice-president of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad Company, Mrs. Yzuaga is sister
Of Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt, and her husband
is a brother Of Lady Vaudeville.
SIS. Cox has been very fortunate in his lit
erary ventures, from financial standpoint.
He made from $4,000 to $4,000 out of his
Three Decades of Federal Legislation.
| His 'Prinkipos" is selling well. His pub
fishers think that "The Diversions of Dip
lomat" will bring Mr.. Cox large return.
| They gave him round sum for the book and
! will pay him fair royalty on every copy
| sold. Mr.. Cox works very rapidly. On a
| push he can turn out 1000 words an hour
He begins work as early as o'clock in the
| morning. he makes use of stenographer.
Woman suffrage is proving successful
experiment in Kansas. in the 232 towns
and cities where municipal elections have
been held since the law was passed the total
vote was 0,194. OF this the men cast Ga, S46
and the women 25,348, or well up towards
one-thrd of the total. This is in marked
contrast with Massachusetts, where of the
| 1924 names of women registered in 1885,
only 1925 voted for school officers. But this
may be owing to the fact that suffrage is
| limited to school matters in Massachusetts,,
| while in Kansas it extends TO municipal
affairs.
More fortunate than another and larger
island in its immediate vicinity. the Isle of
Man has enjoyed the blessings of home rule
| from time immemorial Its little local par
lament, the house of keys, is one Of the old
est lawmaking bodies in existence. Our
Congress is a mere baby by the side Of it.
In this same house of keys one day last
month, bill for the better regulation of the
traffic in distilled and malt liquors was read
for the first time-very likely it may have
become law by this time-whch contained
feature that has already attracted atten-
ton outside the island. The hardy Manx-
men are not exempt from human frailty; oc-
casionally they drink more than is good for
them, and get into trouble and the lookup
in consequence. One of the sections of the
bill in question makes the publican Saloon
keeper liable for all the fines for drunken
ness, and disOrderly conduct that may be in
CURED by his customers.